Lawmakers probe White House pressure over schools reopening amid coronavirus

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WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday (July 28) asked the US education secretary and head of a top government health agency for their correspondence with the White House to determine if political pressure influenced new federal recommendations on whether schools should reopen in the fall.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WASHINGTON - Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday asked the US education secretary and head of a top government health agency for their correspondence with the White House to determine if political pressure influenced new federal recommendations on whether schools should reopen in the fall.

"The challenging decision of whether and how to reopen schools safely for in-person instruction should be based on the best available public health information and guidance, without regard to politics," they wrote. After Trump this month criticised the CDC guidelines on when and how school districts should reopen as too tough, impractical and expensive, Vice-President Mike Pence promised new guidelines. Last week, CDC Director Robert Redfield issued a statement that strongly supported schools reopening in the fall.

 

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